The Art of Manipulation: Age 2

On the way home from the gym this morning...
Asher: We goin' to Mommy's house?
Me: Yep, we're going home.
Asher: Mommy play cars with Asher?
Me (with wet, slicked back hair from the shower): In a little bit, I need to dry my hair first.
Asher: But isss sooooooo cute!
Me: Thank you, Asher.
Asher: Mommy no need dry hair, isss cute!

Eggstravaganza 2010

Coopers' annual Eggstravaganza was held the weekend before Easter and this year's did not disappoint! Asher enjoyed the egg hunt, bounce houses and slide, train ride, and pony rides. Nana and Papa joined us this year and we all had a great morning in the beautiful Spring weather.

Comfy ride to the festivities Sliding with Daddy on the inflatable firetruck
He definitely has the hang of hunting for eggs

A quick hug from Bessie. These two formed a special bond when Asher first started going to the Jungle Gym at 3 months. She is precious to us!

Shaving

Asher's friend, Hudson, gave him the most fun little shaving kit for his birthday. He is thrilled to be able to shave just like Daddy... and Mommy!

Its My Party & I'll Cry If I Want To: Take TWO

We celebrated Asher's second birthday with friends at family at The Little Gym on March 13th. It wasn't really on my radar to have a party for him until I heard how great the parties were there and that 2 is really the perfect age for it. Since he loves his LG classes so much we decided to go for it and have fun with all his little friends. I was a little concerned about how he would handle all the attention, but he did great and had a blast!
Unfortunately, much like his first birthday, the fun came to a screeching halt in the children's ER at Medical City a few hours later. After the party, our families went back to our house for pizza and presents and all the kids played outside for a while. Asher started struggling to breath and was taking far too many short, shallow breaths. We started breathing treatments and paged the pulmonologist who gave us a protocol to follow and call him back. We started the treatment plan, but Asher's temp shot up to 103.7 and he wasn't recovering, so we headed to the ER. There's nothing quite like the ER nurse taking one look at your child and ushering you right back past all the other waiting patients. Scary. They quickly assessed him and determined he wasn't doing well, but wasn't in any immediate danger. After meds, a chest xray, more breathing treatments, and oral steroids, we finally got to come home. It was a long night!

The Birthday Boy

Showing off his jumping skills

Posing with TaylorFriends having fun jumping on the air track

Jumping with Pappy

More fun on the air track

Cake!

Partied too hard. Poor guy was so exhausted and we kept having to wake him up to be poked and prodded

Asher is TWO!

Asher's birthday was March 6th and I still cannot believe he is two years old! He is so much fun right now and while I would love to push 'pause' every now and then, its so fun to experience all that he is learning and to watch him grow everyday.
We had planned to start his day at our friend Brady's birthday party, but we decided this wasn't a very nice present for him.
So, we decided to check out the Ft Worth zoo after a quick stop for donuts. (I will take my germy kid around thousands of kids I don't know, but not to a party with friends :o) Here is Asher doing 'cheers' with Daddy...one his favorite things to do right now with food or drink.

We really enjoyed the Ft Worth zoo and hope to go back soon. The train was Asher's favorite and there is actually a fun train to ride just outside the zoo without planning a whole day at the zoo. We had a great day celebrating our little boy!

SNOW

'Oh ma goodness' (as Asher would say) we got a lot of snow today! Poor kid was sick with a stomach bug, but still wanted to take a quick trip outside to walk in the snow and throw a few snowballs.

Dallas Aquarium

A few weeks ago, we spent the morning at the Dallas Aquarium which is quite impressive. It is so much more than an aquarium! We had a fun time and I'm sure we will be back.

Close encounter with a sloth. He is allowed to roam freely for a period of time each day, apparently not posing much of a threat. Did you know the sloth's digestion is a month-long process? Yep, this big guy is making his move...apparently she 'had a headache' and pushed him aside. It wasn't pretty.

Flamingo fascination